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, later moving to Canada to pursue her doctorate at the

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. Escomel was a lecturer at the

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from 1978 to 1988, and wrote as a journalist for publications including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Perspectives'', ''La Gazette des femmes'', ''

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'', '' La Liberté'' and ''La Nouvelle barre du jour''. She received the Judith Jasmin Award in 1988 for her ''Gazette'' article "Quelle vieillesse vous préparez-vous: un âge d'or ou d'argent?" Escomel has also published novels, short stories and radio plays for

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's ''

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'', as well as numerous policy documents for the

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on disability,

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and

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issues. Escomel is an out

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, ''Encyclopedia of Literature in Canada'' (chapter "Gay and Lesbian Writing", pp. 418-422).

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, 2002. .

Works

*1980 - ''La table d'écoute ou le temps-spirale'' (play) *1980 - ''Tu en parleras… et après ?'' (play) *1981 - ''J'enfante ma mémoire'' (play) *1981 - ''Des bâtons dans les roues'' (play) *1983 - ''La surdoublée'' (play) *1988 - ''Fruit de la passion'' (novel) *1992 - ''Pièges'' (novel) *1994 - ''Les eaux de la mémoire'' (short stories)

References